It is only natural that what you pay will be rewarded. With the gift of medicines, when the defense was handed over, the 74th Army was a little too enthusiastic. Yu Jishi was a very knowledgeable person, and the 74th Army was a very knowledgeable person. The military discipline of the Fourteenth Army was notoriously good. He passed the order. When the frontline troops changed defenses, they not only pointed out the details of the fortifications one by one to the cadet army, but also directly kept some fortress ordnance that could have been taken away.
The Xue Bing Army is not popular in the Central Military System. One of the manifestations of this is that when the Military Commission issues orders, it will specifically explain to the troops that have contact with the Xue Bing Army that they must keep a distance from the Xue Bing Army and must show their strength The posture of the Central Army comes,
The Central Army regards itself as the main force of the country and has always looked down upon the local troops. Although the Xuebing Army has an impressive record against Japan, it still cannot get rid of the label of local troops. As the ace of the Central Army, the 74th Army has its own What they are proud of is that compared with local armies and even the armies of other political parties, the Central Army does not have to worry about food and clothing. It only needs to train hard to fight. From this point alone, they have advantages over the local armies.
The fighting at the front is still going on. The Xuebing Army is advancing bit by bit, replacing the frontline troops of the 74th Army bit by bit. Looking at the officers and soldiers of the Central Army, all of them have dirty faces, and many people are worried. Even though he was injured in the battle, the students were also in awe, and both sides respected each other. The atmosphere during the defense change was quite good. It was the first time Yu Jishi came into contact with the student army. He had heard about it before and knew that the student army had advanced weapons and well-trained soldiers. Su, and this time he saw it with his own eyes, because Ouyang Yun generously donated the medicine and was not affected by the official concept. He looked at the soldiers and the weapons with hot eyes, and said to his cronies: "Brothers, be good Look, this is the Xuebing Army. The Xuebing Army is amazing. It will win every day. We must learn from others."
The one currently attacking Pengze is the Japanese 11th Division. The 11th Division once participated in the Battle of Nanjing and had interactions with the Xuebing Army. The two brigades under this division were organized into the Tiangu Detachment and the Black Rock Detachment. Among them, Lieutenant General Sotake Yamamuro, the commander of the division, personally led the troops directly under the division to act together with the Tiangu detachment, mainly attacking Xiaogushan and Penglangji, while the Black Rock detachment attacked Madang.
The 11th Division, also known as the Zentsuji Division, is one of the 17 elite standing divisions of the Japanese army. The division is well-equipped and has extremely strong combat effectiveness. After the 17th Division was completely annihilated by the superior Chinese army, it was given great popularity by Shunroku Hata. They were expected to completely wipe out the 74th Army in order to avenge the 17th Division.
The existence of the Xiaogushan Fortress in Madang limited the role of the Japanese Yangtze River Fleet. Among them, the Madang Fortress, as a fortress operated by the Kuomintang for many years, has strong fortifications and numerous fortresses. Its sturdiness is no less than that of the Jiangyin Fortress. The Japanese army So far, the attack is still the same, relying on artillery preparations, and then sending out infantry to charge. This method of attack is a challenge to the will of the defenders. In the battle to completely annihilate the 17th Division, the 74th Army because Responsible for blocking the Japanese army's retreat, they suffered heavy casualties. Therefore, when the Japanese began to take the initiative to fight attrition and positional warfare, Yu Jishi could no longer stand it. At this time, the arrival of the Xuebing Army could be said to have given the 74th This gave the army a chance to breathe, and at the same time, it also gave Pengze's defenders a numerical advantage again.
Because the front line was still fighting, the defense change lasted for three and a half hours before it ended. When the last batch of officers and soldiers of the 51st Division withdrew, Yu Jishi took Ouyang Yun's hand and said, "Brother Ouyang, I am Peng Ze. I leave it all to you."
Ouyang Yun nodded and said seriously: "Brother Yu, don't worry, we won't let the blood of our brothers in the 74th Army be shed in vain."
Yu Jishi shook his hand vigorously, let go, and said, "Goodbye then." After saying that, he turned around and left. After taking two steps, he turned back and said, "Brother Ouyang, there is something I didn't want to say. I said, but..." He gritted his teeth, hesitated for a while and continued: "If your military strength allows, send a troop there from Huangshan Mountain."
Huangshan is the defense area of the Central Army. A guerrilla column was originally active there. Later, in order to ensure the complete annihilation of the 17th Division that entered Jiangnan, two divisions of the Central Army were ordered to break through there and form a line of defense. The two divisions They were all direct descendants of Chen Cheng and played a big role in this encirclement and annihilation operation. Shangrao and Yingtan were recaptured by the Xuebing Army, which caused the Japanese army's activities at the junction of northern Jiangxi and Zhejiang to shrink, and Chen Cheng had the opportunity to extend his tentacles. Go there to ensure that Peng Ze has no worries. However, with the withdrawal of the 74th Army from Peng Ze, only some local security forces and the student army are left. The Central Army has no worries. Whether they still stick to the Huangshan defense line is very important. It's ambiguous. In the future, the entire northern Jiangxi will be dominated by the student army. In this case, Chen Cheng will not waste the strength of two regular divisions for local troops.
Ouyang Yun understood what this meant. In fact, as early as after the list of the northward legion was finalized, he specifically paid attention to Li Hanhun, who was in charge of the defense of Shangrao and Yingtan, and asked him to grasp the movements of the Japanese troops south of Huangshan and ensure the flanks of the northward legion. of safety,
It is the consistent policy of the Central Committee of the People's Republic of China to use the Anti-Japanese War to consume the effective strength of local troops. Even though Chiang Kai-shek's control over the Military Commission has declined, the Wang clique and the Chiang Clan have a very tacit understanding of the implementation of this strategy.
Yu Jishi's reminder was timely. The most important thing was to make Ouyang Yun alert. He gratefully gave the other party a military salute and said loudly: "Take care along the way."
"Take care of yourself."
The 74th Army withdrew from Pengze. Although the more superior cadet army was filling in, the people of Pengze and the local security forces still felt panic. The people were simple-minded. They only knew that once the Central Army withdrew, what would happen? This means that the government has given up on Peng Ze, so many people, especially some wealthy people, began to pack their bags and follow the 74th Army to withdraw.
"Commander-in-Chief, look what they are doing." On their way to Penglangji, Ouyang Yun and others saw many panic-stricken people carrying luggage and driving cattle and sheep to retreat in the opposite direction. Chen Shichang frowned. asked,
Ouyang Yun said calmly: "The people are afraid of war. Commander Yu is good. The 74th Army is very popular among the people in Pengze. It is a good thing for the people to withdraw. This will make it easier for us to fight. Send the order and ask the soldiers not to block the roads. Let the people leave as soon as possible."
Xiaogushan, the first cadet army to enter Xiaogushan, was a platoon under the reconnaissance battalion of He Zhengjiang Division. The existence of Xiaogushan Fortress is mainly to effectively block the Yangtze River and provide The Penglangji defenders diagonally opposite provided certain fire support, and could attract some Japanese troops, so that the Japanese troops did not dare to let go and attack the south bank.
Anhui has long been occupied by the Japanese army. At the beginning of the Battle of Hankou, the Japanese 17th Division's light advance suddenly highlighted the importance of Xiaogushan. Yu Jishi's most outstanding performance in this battle was A small team was sent to successfully recapture the Xiaogushan Fortress, and used the fortifications built by the Japanese to turn Xiaogushan into a fortress that was easy to defend but difficult to attack.
Without Madang Fortress, Xiaogushan would actually have no meaning of existence, because Madang Fortress can effectively prevent the Japanese Yangtze River Fleet from entering Shangjiang. The existence of Xiaogushan can give the Japanese army who want to encircle Madang Fortress a way to heavy damage,
Pengze is an important military location operated by the national army for many years. After several years of construction, Penglangji has become a military fortress alongside Madang and Xiaogushan. Precisely because of the presence of the Penglangji defenders, the Japanese army cannot act wantonly. Taking advantage of their military strength to seize Xiaogushan, Madang, Xiaogushan and Penglangji stood firmly like an equilateral triangle on the north and south banks of the Yangtze River and in the middle of the river.
The battle on Xiaogushan was the most brutal during the encirclement and annihilation of the 17th Division. The 51st Division was ordered to garrison the place and lost regiment after battalion on Xiaogushan. Only then did they secure Xiaogushan. Once there is a shortage of troops on the mountain, they can only be transported by water from the south bank. As a result, nearly 30 ships were sunk by Japanese aviation.
The Japanese army did not realize the role of Xiaogushan at first, so they were successfully attacked by Yu Jishi. But when the Japanese army began to realize the role of Xiaogushan and tried to capture it with all their strength, they were surprised to discover the existence of enemy troops in Penglangji. , which limited the scale of their use of troops against Xiaogushan. Therefore, when it was very difficult to capture the Madang Fortress, Shanshi Zongwu made a decisive decision and sent the Tiangu detachment, the main force, to maintain the siege of Xiaogushan while storming Penglangji.
When Ouyang Yun walked onto the land of Penglangji, the first thing he saw was the new soil that had been dug up by the bombs. On the beaches along the river, the stumps of Chinese and Japanese soldiers were everywhere, and many of them were made of flesh. The shape of the block is presented, so that the brutality of the battle can be seen,
Just a few minutes ago, the Japanese army had just concluded an attack. On the river, several motor boats were sailing to the north bank. In the defender's position, Ouyang Yun saw a seriously injured member of the 74th Army who had just been found.
The seriously wounded man had just woken up and didn't know that his troops had evacuated. When he looked at these people wearing strange military uniforms, his first reaction was that they were Japanese soldiers, so he roared and tried to get up and fight. The military uniforms of the Xuebing Army had Unlike any other army in the country, this was not the first time that this situation had occurred. Someone immediately went up to hold him down, and then explained: "Brother, don't get excited. We are from the Xuebing Army and have just come to change defenses."
"Oh, you guys, you are from the student army." The seriously injured man was stunned for a moment, and then he came to his senses.
When several soldiers saw Ouyang Yun, they immediately stood up and saluted, shouting: "Commander-in-Chief."
Ouyang Yun returned the military salute and walked up to the seriously wounded man. The seriously wounded man's left hand had been blown off at the elbow, and his clothes were stained red with blood. After calming down, he seemed a little sluggish, but when he saw Ouyang Yun, but his eyes shone brightly. He struggled to get up and shouted: "Sir, do you still remember me?"
",,,,,." Ouyang Yun is a little stupid. He has met too many people. No matter how good his memory is, how can he remember some people whom he only met once?
But the seriously wounded man became excited and burst into tears: "I am a former member of the 29th Army's Swordsman Team."